Gainsborough Community Wheels
Analysis
Gainsborough Community Wheels is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gainsborough. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Gainsborough Community Wheels reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £27k to £21k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gainsborough Community Wheels sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbottswood Fund (£21k), Umeed Welfare Society (Malakmala) (£21k) and Doddington Village Hall Management Committee (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of a volunteer driver and their car, providing a service to anyone needing transport to attend medical appointments when there is no public transport service available or they are unable to physically access it.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbottswood Fund | Worcestershire | £21k |
| Umeed Welfare Society (Malakmala) | Bradford | £21k |
| Doddington Village Hall Management Committee | March | £21k |
| Camden Listening and Counselling Centre | London | £21k |